| 单词 | city watch |
| 释义 | > as lemmascity watch city watch n. now chiefly historical a body of watchmen who patrol and guard the streets of a city. ΚΠ 1605 R. F. tr. F. Dedekind Schoole of Slovenrie ii. viii. 77 If thou the cittie watch encounter can, And they commit thee to the Counter, th'art an happie man. Thou shalt be safe from all thy foes, thus lying in the gaole. 1720 Daily Post 4 Nov. 1/1 The Guard of the Marshalsey and the City Watch are Day and Night upon Duty; by Day to give Chace to the Stock-jobbers, and to the Thieves by Night. 1844 Huron Reflector (Norwalk, Ohio) 21 May A large posse of citizens..took position at the rear of the Church, while the City Watch, having their badges on, formed in a line upon the curbstone. 1933 Irish Monthly Nov. 708 As the figures came abreast, he saw they were of the City Watch, and his eyes told him that they had taken much ale. 2008 D. L. McKiernan City of Jade xxxiv. 227 A wave of burglaries struck Rivers End, and even the corrupt city watch became involved in trying to discover just who the thieves were. < as lemmas |
| 随便看 |
|
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。